In addition to the information, we will also post photos of all aspects of Ambos Nogales (meaning “both Nogales”) so that you can become familiar with this very special place.
We sincerely believe that images speak louder than words, so Virtual Nogales wants to be a major source of photographic images of the twin border cities of Nogales, Arizona (listed here as “Nogaz”) and Nogales, Sonora (“Nogson”). This will include not only photographs from American photographers, but also from some excellent photographers who live and tell their visual stories south of the border in Nogales, Sonora.
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The Border Wall at Nogales – La Barda de la Frontera de Nogales
Opinions about this 18-foot-high barrier of rusting metal range from those who do not think it exist to those (like Donald Trump) who think it should be buttressed to become even more of a barrier. Like it or not, this wall is a defining image...
Coming Through – Pasando
A Union Pacific train waits at the international border as a U.S. Customs official opens the gate to allow it to cross the border. Un tren de Union Pacific espera en la frontera internacional como un agente de aduanas EE.UU. abre la puerta para que pueda cruzar la...
La Roca El Balcon
La Roca el Balcon Restaurant & Bar, just across the border in Nogales, Sonora, has been an Ambos Nogales landmark since it opened in 1972. The building is built over the side of a rock hill, which adds to its amazing ambiance. Vibrant...
Remembering Jose Antonio
On the night of October 10, 2012, 16-year-old Jose Antonio Elena Rodriguez was walking home on Calle Internacional in Nogales, Sonora. It would be his last walk, as a Border Patrol officer shooting his pistol from a protected area behind the...
Life in a Nogales, Mexico Landfill
They came from Nogales and other parts of Mexico to live in this ramshackle collection of structures located next to a public landfill in Nogales, Sonora. This group of people, many of them migrants who were unable to cross the border and ended...
Art Imitates Desert Life
Now you don't have to drive into the desert to see cactus and hummingbirds, you can purchase your own metal replicas at a Nogales, Mexico curio shop. These were on display at a curio shop in the "Triangulo" curios area, on Call Campillo across the street from Plaza...
A Blazing January Nogales Sunset
For a short time on an early January evening the skies over Ambos Nogales were illuminated by the reflections of light from the setting sun. The light show began as a pale yellow and orange halo over Nogales, Mexico and crescendoed into a blazing orange sky before...
Virtual Nogales – A Photographic Exploration of Ambos Nogales
Thank you for visiting the Virtual Nogales website. This site provides basic information about the international border between the United States and Mexico, along with an abundance of images. We sincerely believe that images speak louder than words, so Virtual...
Crossing Ardani
Ardani Rosales is a Guatemalan national who was severely beaten and had his life threatened by the Guatemalan gang La Mara Salvatrucha, for ministering to youths and convincing them not to join deadly Guatemalan gangs. After nearly dying from the beating he received,...
Paul Bond Boots
This Nogales treasure not only makes some of the best western-style boots in the world, but continues to exemplify the values of legendary American Paul Bond, who ran the company until his death in 2012 at the age of 96. Paul Bond led a fascinating life. At the age of...
